Yankees have a Ryan McMahon problem — and it's time to trade Jasson Dominguez or Spencer Jones

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The New York Yankees traded for Ryan McMahon in July with the hope of solving their third base woes.

It hasn't worked.

It's still early, but this season, McMahon is just 2-for-23 with two singles, meaning he has an .087 slugging percentage.

McMahon has struck out in 11 of those 23 at bats, as well.

Simply put, the Yankees can only put up with hitting like that for so much longer. If McMahon isn't the third base answer, they've got to find one somewhere else.

So what can they do? 

Well, one option is to go after another trade. This time, they'd send away either Jasson Dominguez or Spencer Jones.

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Both young outfielders are at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre because they're blocked from playing time at the MLB level. And unless they magically become infielders, the best way to extract present value from them would be to turn one into a third baseman.

Maybe the answer resides with the New York Mets. Would the crosstown rival trade either Brett Baty or Mark Vientos for either Dominguez or Jones?

What about the Minnesota Twins? Royce Lewis could use a change of scenery.

The Phillies' Alec Bohm is often in trade rumors. Could the Yankees pull off a deal for him?

While no noise is out there about a trade, it certainly seems like the Yanks should think about it. Do they want to win a World Series with Aaron Judge? It might have to come with another good infielder on the roster and one less piece of upside-laden outfield depth at Triple-A.

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